Edition 2026

Vive les Amateurs! – Au Cinéma et au Théâtre

July 11 at 08:30 PM

Introduction

Once again, this year, amateur pianists from Europe and America will enjoy the leading role during one LacMus Festival night, co-produced with the PianoLink association. They will play music either written for movies and theatrical plays, or used and popularized there, in haunting scenes from such films as Death in Venice, The Leopard, The Legend of 1900, and more.

Erminio Campanelli, Anna Maria Curradi, Michele Perego, Julia Pikalova, Antonio Branca, Walter Moro, Luigi Anghinoni, Rosy Fenu, Rosario de la Pedraja, Paolo Nulli, Tim Molnar, piano.

Artists

Piazza XI Febbraio

In the heart of Lenno, nestled like a jewel along the shores of Lake Como, lies the enchanting Piazza XI Febbraio. This square, focal point…

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Program

Giovanni Bergamasco (1897-1963)
Costanza, marcia brillante (film A Farewell to Arms)

Fernando Francia (1935-2023)
Il circo

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Verdi Medley, arr. Norbert Studnitzky

Corpo Musicale “Vittorio Veneto” di Tremezzo

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Valzer brillante (film Il gattopardo / The Leopard)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Rhapsodie in G minor, Op. 79, No. 2 (film Song of Love)

Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)
Play Love (film La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano / The Legend of 1900)

Nicola Piovani (1946)
La vita è bella (film La vita è bella / Life is Beautiful)

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
From The Well-Tempered Clavier:
Prelude No. 8, BWV 853 (film Nostalghia)
Prelude No. 10, BWV 855 (film Shame)

Schubert/Liszt
Ständchen, S. 559a (film The Young Victoria)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
From 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 (film Little Women)

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Libertango (films Frantic, The Tango Lesson, Le Pont du Nord)

Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953)
From Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102:
No. 1, Cinderella and the Prince

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
From the Fifth Symphony: Adagietto, arr. Alexandre Tharaud (film Death in Venice)

Addinsell/Molnar
Variations on Warsaw Concerto (film Dangerous Moonlight)

(82 min.)

Access to the location

From the Regina main road, head down towards the lake via Via Aminta Caretto (near the pharmacy/post office). Continue downhill for about 200 metres: the road leads directly to Piazza 11 Febbraio, located between the Church and the Baptistery.
Access to the square by car is not permitted.

Parking: parking is recommended along Via Comoedia (market/school parking area) or at the Viale Libera car park. From there, the square can be reached on foot in approximately 5 minutes.

The ticket office opens one hour before the concert.
Access through the entrance gates is allowed from twenty minutes before the concert begins.